Competitive fires burn hot among All-Stars

12:24 AM,
Feb. 16, 2014

Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant is among the NBA All-Stars keeping an eye on what other players are doing.

Written by

Kevin Spain
Gannett

When LeBron James said recently he wished he could get as many shots in a game as the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, you knew it wasn't jealousy, really, but a dig at his main competition for the NBA MVP Award.

It was also something the Miami Heat's Mr. Everything probably likes to use as motivation.

Pro athletes, who get paid large sums of money to play games, use just about anything for an edge. James keeps his eye on Durant's numbers -and everything else. He sent out an Instagram post when New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony scored 62 points recently. ...